Contract will bring local work for Burlington Industries

Published: Friday, September 13, 2013 at 06:21 PM.

A $5.3 million contract awarded to Burlington Industries for manufacturing clothing for the U.S. Air Force will bring some work to Burlington.

The Greensboro-based company will produce micro denier polyester fabrics for the Air Force for use in physical training shorts. The fabrics will be produced at the company’s facilities in Cordova and at a finishing plant on North Anthony Street in Burlington.

“These advanced woven polyester fabrics are part of Burlington’s MCS family of performance fabrics, which are 35 percent lighter than the current fabrics used for PT shorts and have improved breathability and inherent moisture management properties,” according to a statement from Burlington Industries. “Using Sorbtek fiber technology made by Unifi, the lightweight MCS fabric works by absorbing moisture, moving it away from the skin, and releasing it for quick evaporation. This allows the wearer of the shorts to remain cool, dry and comfortable. In addition, Sorbtek fiber provides inherent soil release properties to protect the fabrics against everyday soils, like sweat and grass.”

The company says it has been “an integral part of the defense supply chain for more than 50 years and is uniquely positioned as one of today’s most diversified R&D centers for performance and technical fabrics for the military.”

Burlington Industries has been awarded a total of seven military contracts this year totaling more than $236 million over a five-year period. Awards include dress uniform and physical training uniform fabrics for the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy.

Burlington Industries was started by James Spencer Love in Burlington in 1923 and is now part of International Textile Group, Inc. The company employs approximately 5,000 people worldwide with operations in the United States, Mexico, and China.

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A $5.3 million contract awarded to Burlington Industries for manufacturing clothing for the U.S. Air Force will bring some work to Burlington.

The Greensboro-based company will produce micro denier polyester fabrics for the Air Force for use in physical training shorts. The fabrics will be produced at the company’s facilities in Cordova and at a finishing plant on North Anthony Street in Burlington.

“These advanced woven polyester fabrics are part of Burlington’s MCS family of performance fabrics, which are 35 percent lighter than the current fabrics used for PT shorts and have improved breathability and inherent moisture management properties,” according to a statement from Burlington Industries. “Using Sorbtek fiber technology made by Unifi, the lightweight MCS fabric works by absorbing moisture, moving it away from the skin, and releasing it for quick evaporation. This allows the wearer of the shorts to remain cool, dry and comfortable. In addition, Sorbtek fiber provides inherent soil release properties to protect the fabrics against everyday soils, like sweat and grass.”

The company says it has been “an integral part of the defense supply chain for more than 50 years and is uniquely positioned as one of today’s most diversified R&D centers for performance and technical fabrics for the military.”

Burlington Industries has been awarded a total of seven military contracts this year totaling more than $236 million over a five-year period. Awards include dress uniform and physical training uniform fabrics for the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy.

Burlington Industries was started by James Spencer Love in Burlington in 1923 and is now part of International Textile Group, Inc. The company employs approximately 5,000 people worldwide with operations in the United States, Mexico, and China.